Birthday Party for Two Ladies in South Dakota
Mrs Mary Lamb and Mrs J W Donovan celebrated their 75th birthdays at Mrs Lambs home on Wednesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs Nichols Snow Long necker Wahl LaCross Emerson Shellabarger Bessert Schenck Lyman Miss Scott and Mrs B F Donovan of Spearfish SD. Music by Mr Mell Schneider and Miss Evelyn Miller with mandarin accompaniment followed by a two course luncheon.
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Mary Lamb
J. W. Donovan
Lamb
Nichols
Snow
Longnecker
Wahl
LaCross
Emerson
Shellabarger
Bessert
Schenck
Lyman
Scott
B. F Donovan
Spearfish
South Dakota
Mell Schneider
Evelyn Miller
Mother Machree
Shack
Im Athlone
Mass Miller
R. E. Sutton
Railroads Set Record With Heaviest Traffic
The Southern Pacific Amoi Pacific and Santa Fe led a record freight year with peak carload averages, improved operation efficiency, and lower repair counts in the three months ending late year. The Pacific coast region relies on fast railroad service due to distance from eastern markets and perishables.
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USA
Southern Pacific Co
Amoi Pacific
Santa Fe
Pacific Coast
Dundas Highway Impresses US and Canadian Officials
American tourists and highway officials praise the Dundas highway from Juiento to Hamilton Ontario Canada. The road is paved with asphaltic material on a stone base with a lower course of asphalt concrete or blac base, delivering economy and strong results.
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Dundas Highway
Juiento
Hamplton
Ontari
Canada
Citizens Improve Baker Street With Work Teams
Baker business men gather in old clothes with shovels and trucks to repair Main Street and nearby avenues. The effort attracts over twenty volunteers across Tuesday and Wednesday, aiming to extend pavement south from the west end of Bake Lake as scoria is ground into dirt for eventual heavy-traffic readiness.
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Baker Steppe
Bake Lake
Rma
Big Well Project Back in Action at Baker Field
Work on the Absaroka-Florence big test well resumes after a delay caused by frozen casing. Drilling reaches 4110 feet with plans to set 6 1/4 inch casing. Wet gas and salty water show promising signs of oil in the Great Baker field and attract national attention.
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Absaroka-Florence
Great Baker
Baker
Baker Feld
Vaker
Lost boy found after neighbors search near Marmarth
A seven year old named Kenden Dyer wandered during the curfew and was found after neighbors and his parents led a wide search. He had been playing with a friend near a nearby home and fell asleep before returning home. The incident ended with relief for the family and neighbors.
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Marmarth
Kenden Dyer
Winger
Renden
Veferson
Hugh Curran
Chef Davis
Peterson
Peterson ‘Oy
Kanden
Charity or Business in Baker Sentinel Advertising
The Baker Sentinel argues that newspaper advertising is not charity but a business, citing the paper’s role in bringing money to Baker, supporting local salaries and services, and primarily serving home merchants. It emphasizes consistency, independence, and rejection of foreign ads to protect local interests.
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Baker Sentinel
Fallon County
Baker
Bank
Sentimel
The
Sentinel
Shubert Fur Company of
Chicago
Farming Situation Indicates Improved U S Farmers Amid Costs
The Agriculture Department estimates 1923 crop value at about ten billion dollars, up over a billion from the prior year. Eight months of export value to Feb 29 1924 reach about 1.308 billion, up six percent. Domestic demand remains high while foreign markets hold steady. wages and costs challenge production. J L Barstow returned from Minneapolis after a month of business matters.
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Department of Agriculture
Veto President Appreciated in Public Debate
The piece argues the public favors a president who vetoes nonessential appropriations and cuts taxes by about two percent. Fred Kent of Bankers Trust cites 2.7 million federal and local payroll workers plus 1.4 million pensioners, noting 41 to 42 million are employed. Government spending accounted for 6.5 percent of national income in 1922, about half of wages paid by manufacturing in 1921, averaging 91 dollars per employed person over ten years.
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Publi
Coolidge
Congress
Tne
Fred Kent
Bankers’ Trust Company
United States
Fallon County Election Results Across Parties
Fallon County returns show Democratic ticket led by McAdoo for president and Underwood for vice president among others. Republican tallies list Coolidge for president and Hoover electoral delegates. numerous names appear for national convention delegates across parties and local nominations.
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Wm. G. McAdoo
Underwood
Z. Walsh
H. J. Calhoun
Patrick Carney
Henry L. Sherlock
G.E. la Follette
W. B. George
Henry Good
W. W. Hamilton
Ellis A. Johnson
E. B. Kramer
William H. Maloney
J. Bruce Kremer
James J. McCarthy
J. P. McLean
Tom Mctague
Fred R. Munger
James F O'Connor
Wade R. Parks
David J. Ryan
S. V. Stewart
M. J. Walsh
Thomas J. Walsh
E. N. Alley
Thomas Arthur
Sam L. Anderson
H. E. Benjamin
Wm. C. Bernard
H P. Cope
Thomas E. Carey
J Burke
E. J. Cummins
Hugh Daly
Memorial Day Tribute by Wilson At Suresnes Cemetery
Woodrow Wilson on Memorial Day 1919 spoke at the hillside Suresnes cemetery in France. He urged citizens to honor American dead, saying he sent them to die and pledged to stand with fidelity to their memory and ideals. He joined the Legion of the Gold Starred in memory.
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American Legion Weekly
Agate
Fidelty
Woodrow Wilson
France
Suresnes
Congress
Woodrow
Legion of the Gold
Death Mystery Near Alzada Baffles Inquiries
Irving McAdams was found dead eight miles northwest of Alzada in a sod hut home. A chemical report indicates poison could cause death, but questions remain about whether he killed himself, was murdered, or died by accident. Officials seek more evidence as speculation grows.
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Irving McAdams
Alzada
McAdams
W. M. Cobleigh
State College At
Bodeman
Cobleigh
West
Sherlock Holmes
Ekalaka Hagle
High Cost of Labor in the United States
Analysis from the Saturday Evening Post cites Fledy W. Parsons noting high labor turnover as a major business drain. A survey across 12 industries reports average turnover of 125 percent for skilled and 265 percent for unskilled workers, with costs from 84 to 2000 dollars per worker and some firms losing up to 150000 dollars annually. Overall factory labor exchanges may tally 35000000 dollars yearly.
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Fledy W. Parsons
Saturday Evening Post
Wosses
Crawford's Well Gets Under Way Note from J G Crawford
The Sentinel received a letter saying Crawford's oil company spudded in at Altamont Illinois with a large turnout. Shops closed for a holiday as about five thousand people celebrated the start and 500 feet of drilling had been reached.
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the Sentinel
J. G Crawford
Altamont
Ilinois
Sotac
Adam and Eva at Chautauqua
The 1924 Chautauqua program features a New York Broadway comedy Adam and Eva performed by Clyde Tull and wife with a strong company. The Tulls mark their fourth Chautauqua season with Redpath Vanter promising a larger laugh-filled show.
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Adam
Eva
New York
Broadway
Chicago
Clyde Tull
Tulls
Redpath Vanter
Local men visit Salt Creek field and Teapot Dome
EO Lentz and Dick Johnson returned from a Salt Creek Wyoming oil field trip and visited Teapot Dome, the federal reserve under senate investigation. They toured LaVoy where a town founded on government land faces removal orders. A nearby drilling well threatens the town as payroll hits a million dollars monthly.
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Lentz
Dick Johnson
Auto
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Teapot Dome
Federal Oil Reserve
Senate
LaVoy
United States
Leéntz
Benerat
McLemore Seeks Fallon County Attorney Seat
Clyde McLemore, Baker attorney, announces candidacy for Fallon County Attorney and asks Fallon County voters for support. He pledges to discharge duties faithfully and serve residents. Also notes Paul Hubbard traveled on county business to Plevna and Westmore. Twin daughters born at Elizabeth hospital on June 5, with mother and babies doing well.
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Clyde McLemore
Baker
Fallon County
McLemore
USA
Paul Sk. Hubbard
Plevna
Westmore
Zebarth
Elizabeth Hospital
Dr. Blakemore
South Dakota Soldier Missing Since Escape in 1923
Cyrus S. Flint of Ramona South Dakota WWI veteran and patient at Yankton State hospital escaped on August 12 1923 and has been missing since. His sister Mrs Jennie Hackett and guardian First Loan and Trust Co Yankton South Dakota ask public aid. Description age 39 height 5 10.75 weight 250 to 200 pounds brown eyes black hair farm laborer no distinguishing marks. Please report to the named parties or the U S Veterans Bureau Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Cyrus S. Flint
Ramona
South Dakota
Jennie Hackett
Madison
First Loan and Trust Company
Yankton
Flint
Yankton State Hospital
U.S Veterans Bureau
Keith Plaza
Minneapolis
Minnesota
PROMPT PAYMENT OF BONUS TO EX-SERVICEMEN
Preparations are made to send ex servicemen full instructions and blanks for applying for the bonus vetoed by the president. Warning against self appointed agents seeking fees for assistance. Government offers free advice and will not charge for any part of the bonus.
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Washington
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Montana
Barto
Berry
DeLano
Cleveland
Barber
Republican Women Voters
Fallon Couny
btcLeish
Falign County
Comuntry
Ourage
Bez
Big Well
L. F Burns
W. A. Beck
Dr Brewer
Roy Mangle
Sdmé
J L. Barstow
Democratic Party
Labor Party
LaFollette
J M. Johnson
Emma Salisbury
John M. Johnson
R. Duncan
Charles E. Taylor
Wm. P Pilgeram
Cleanvils
P. J. Wallace
Clair Stoner
S. B. Davidson
Jasper Haaland, Jr
J. W. Anderson
Republican Party
Calvin Coolidge
Jos Mo Loxon
James H. Irwin
George E Snel
W D. Kyle
Mayo Bartos
Geo U Freeman
Vaughn L. Gardner
W F Greusel
W If Hoover
Mary E. Jones
Charles F. Juttner
John Lindquist
Robert Orr McMillan
Oo C. McWilliams
Dre W. B Rogers
E P Dirmeyer
Ben H. Ford
Barl
Herbert R. Camppel
Mrs McLeish
Robert Bray
Funk M. Jones
Charles Hartle
James W. Speer
Oscar Y Collins
Socialist Party
George H Goebel
Lucy Wilburn
J.C. Clark
H. F. Schneider
M. Beach
James Wallace
James D. Graham
Wilson
Gisiy Btee Saeeees
Crawford
Adam and
Chautauqua
Salt Creek Field
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